A Word from THE WORD
Good Morning Happy Church,
Today is Tuesday, March 1st, 2016. Today is the 61st Day of 2016.
There are only 305 days left in this year; and, there are only 40 Days Left until Our Spring Revival Begins!
We will begin the Revival Meetings on Saturday, April 9th with a Banquet and Sermon at 6pm.
Sunday, April 10th, we will hear Bro Bobby at 10am and again at 6pm.
Monday and Tuesday, April 11th and 12, we will hear Bro Bobby at 7pm each night!
Please clear your schedule to attend as many of these meetings as possible.
As I often say, “The two things you have to invest to be blessed are your Attendance and your Attention!”
Please be in prayer for Dr. Bobby and Sandra Boyles as they travel here and back.
Pray that God will pour out HIS SPIRIT on us as never before!
Pray for the salvation of the lost; repentance and renewal in the life of God’s people; new people to become part of our Church Family; the calling out of ministers and missionaries; a spiritual awakening in our area; and, for Jesus Christ to be glorified in all that we do!
Some time ago, the Men’s Bible Class did an extended study of Psalm 1.
I heard lots of great things about that study, so, I want to use this passage for a few devotional ideas about revival in general; and, our upcoming revival meetings in particular!
Psalm 1:1-6
1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
(1:1) WE NEED A REVIAL OF WORTHY WALKING!
Of course, “Blessed” speaks of being spiritually prosperous.
In this verse, we are given a picture of one whose “spiritual vitality” is winding down. Note the progression downward…
“walks… stands… sits…”
Note that the cause of his, or her, downward progression is the crowd with which they are following:
“wicked… sinners… scoffers…”
Exactly the kind of people we need to avoid!
I do know, of course, that sometimes these types of people are hard to avoid; especially when they are family, co-workers, schoolmates, or neighbors.
But, if we are to be “Blessed” we need to NOT “walk” with them; “stand” with them; or, “sit” with them.
A truly life-changing revival will turn us away from such error and turn us back to walking with those who lead holy lives; those who shun sinful behaviors; and, those who have a positive rather than negative attitude toward life!
That is a pretty good definition – and picture – of real revival!
Revival CAN happen, it really CAN happen!
Will we really have revival?
We will soon see!
Carpe Diem!
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